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An Apple Inc. employee informs customers that the store is closed in Santa Monica, California, on March 14.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Mark Gurman

March 14, 2020 at 2:57 AM EDT

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March 14, 2020 at 8:42 PM EDT

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Apple Inc. said Saturday it’s closing its hundreds of retail stores outside of Greater China until March 27 and is moving to remote work in order to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

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